Vail
School District
Job
Description
Job Title: Transportation Dispatcher
Department: Transportation
Reports To: Transportation Supervisor
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Classification: Level 11
SUMMARY: Coordinate
transportation dispatch functions and programs.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the
following. Other duties may be assigned.
Coordinate the
activities of drivers, vehicles, and monitors.
Assigning routes and
vehicles for routine and special events.
Serves as a liaison
between schools and the drivers.
Communicates with
mechanics regarding repair and maintenance of vehicles.
Maintains daily logs,
records of activities, and hours worked.
Enters bus referrals
into the database.
Maintains a database
of students needing special transportation.
Primary contact for
all transportation accidents or incidents.
Operates a two-way radio
to stay in contact with drivers, schools, and supervisors.
Prepares daily
schedules.
Assumes the duties of
the Transportation Supervisor in the absence of the Supervisor, Bus Router or
Training Coordinator.
Drives routes when
needed.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This position has no
supervisory responsibilities except as stated above.
QUALIFICATIONS To
perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each
essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative
of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may
be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
EDUCATION and/or
EXPERIENCE
High school diploma or
general education degree (GED)
One to three months
related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and
experience.
Must have current or
previous bus driving experience.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and
interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance
instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively to employees of
the organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add,
subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers,
common fractions, and decimals. Ability
to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply
common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written,
oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal
with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
CERTIFICATES,
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Current First Aid and
CPR certificates.
Current Arizona
Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and an Arizona Bus Driver’s Certificate.
PHYSICAL
DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative
of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential
functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the
duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use
hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or
hear. The employee frequently is
required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move
up to 75 pounds. Specific vision
abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and
ability to adjust focus.
WORK
ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here
are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the
work environment is usually moderate